Shelah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֵׁלָה
שֵׁלָה
Shelah means request.
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שְׁאֵלָה shᵉʼêlâh — a petition open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
the same as H7596 (shortened); request; Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite.
First appearance
Gen 38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Every verse that names Shelah
Gen 38:5Gen 38:11Gen 38:14Gen 38:26Gen 46:12Num 26:201Chr 2:31Chr 4:21